Impacts of Policy Instruments to Reduce Congestion and Emissions from Urban Transportation : The Case of São Paulo, Brazil

Impacts of Policy Instruments to Reduce Congestion and Emissions from Urban Transportation : The Case of São Paulo, Brazil

This study examines impacts on net social benefits or economic welfare of alternative policy instruments for reducing traffic congestion and atmospheric emissions in São Paulo, Brazil. The study shows that expanding road networks, subsidizing publi...

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Main Authors: Anas, Alex, Timilsina, Govinda R.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
AGGREGATE EMISSIONS
AGGREGATES
AIR
ANTI-SPRAWL
ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS
AUTO TRAVEL
AUTO TRIPS
AUTOMOBILE
AUTOMOBILE FUEL
AUTOMOBILES
AVERAGE TRAVEL TIME
AVERAGE TRIP LENGTH
BICYCLES
BICYCLING
BUS
BUS TRAVEL
BUS TRIPS
BUSES
CALCULATION
CALIBRATION
CAR
CAR FUEL
CAR MODES
CAR ON AVERAGE
CAR TRAVEL
CAR TRIPS
CAR USERS
CARBON
CARBON EMISSIONS
CLEAN ENERGY
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
CO2
COMBUSTION
COMMUTERS
COMMUTING
CONGESTION
CONGESTION CHARGING
CONGESTION CHARGING SCHEME
CONGESTION DELAY
CONGESTION EXTERNALITIES
CONGESTION MITIGATION
CONGESTION PRICING
CONGESTION TOLLS
CONVERGENCE
COST OF FUEL
COST OF TRAVEL
COST PER TRIP
CROSS ELASTICITY
CYCLISTS
DEMAND ELASTICITIES
DEMAND FOR CAR OWNERSHIP
DEMAND FOR TRAVEL
DIESEL
DIESEL COMBUSTION
DIVERGENCE
DRIVING
ECONOMIC WELFARE
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EFFECT OF CONGESTION
ELASTICITIES
ELASTICITIES OF DEMAND
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF CAR DEMAND
ELECTRIC CARS
EMISSION
EMISSION REDUCTION
EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL
EMISSION REDUCTIONS
EMISSIONS
ENERGY DATA
ENERGY USE
ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES
EQUATIONS
EXCESS FUEL CONSUMPTION
EXCISE TAX
EXTREME VALUES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FUEL
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL COST
FUEL COSTS
FUEL ECONOMY
FUEL ECONOMY OF CARS
FUEL EFFICIENCY
FUEL EXTERNALITIES
FUEL PRICE
FUEL TAX
FUEL TAX RATES
FUEL TAXES
FUEL USE
GAS
GAS CONSUMPTION
GASOHOL
GASOLINE
GASOLINE CONSUMPTION
HIGH SPEEDS
HIGHWAY
HIGHWAY CAPACITY
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS
HIGHWAY INVESTMENT
HIGHWAY NETWORK
HIGHWAYS
IMPACT OF CONGESTION
INCOME
JOBS
LAND USE
LOCAL AIR QUALITY
LONGER DISTANCES
LOWER EMISSIONS
MARGINAL UTILITY
MOBILITY
MODAL SHARES
MODES OF TRAVEL
MONETARY COST
MONETARY COSTS
MOTORIZED TRANSPORT
NITROGEN
NITROGEN OXIDES
OZONE
OZONE PRECURSORS
PARTICULATE
PARTICULATE MATTER
PASSENGER
POLLUTION
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE OF GASOLINE
PRIVATE VEHICLE
PUBLIC ROADS
PUBLIC TRANSIT
PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
RAIL
RAIL MASS TRANSIT
RAIL TRANSIT
RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEMS
RAPID INCREASE IN CAR OWNERSHIP
RATE OF SUBSTITUTION
RENEWABLE ENERGY
REVENUE NEUTRAL
ROAD
ROAD CAPACITY
ROAD CAPACITY EXPANSION
ROAD CONGESTION
ROAD EXPANSION
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
ROAD INVESTMENT
ROAD NETWORKS
ROUND TRIP
SPEEDS
SPRAWL
SPRAWL POLICIES
SPREADING
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
TAX
TAX REVENUE
TAX REVENUES
TOLL
TOTAL EMISSIONS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC CONGESTION
TRAFFIC EXTERNALITIES
TRAFFIC SPEED
TRANSIT CAPACITY
TRANSIT FARES
TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT
TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
TRANSIT RIDERS
TRANSIT TRAVEL
TRANSIT TRIP
TRANSIT TRIPS
TRANSIT USERS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT EXTERNALITIES
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
TRAVEL BY CAR
TRAVEL SPEED
TRAVEL TIME
TRAVEL TIMES
TRAVELERS
TRIP
TRIP BY CAR
TRIP DISTANCE
TRIP TIME
TRIPS
TRIPS BY CAR
TRIPS BY MODE
TRIPS PER DAY
TRUCKS
TUNNELS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN PLANNING
URBAN TRANSPORTATION
UTILITY FUNCTION
VALUE OF TIME
VEHICLE EFFICIENCY
VEHICLE EMISSIONS
VEHICLE KILOMETERS
VEHICLE OCCUPANCIES
VEHICLE SPEED
VEHICLE TRAFFIC
VEHICLE-KILOMETERS
VEHICLES
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
WALKERS
WALKING
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